An artist must eat sparingly and give up a normal way of life.

When I've painted a woman's bottom so that I want to touch it, then [the painting] is finished.

An artist, under pain of oblivion, must have confidence in himself, and listen only to his real master: Nature.

People love to be nice, but you must give them the chance.

There are some things in painting which cannot be explained, and that something is essential.

The modern architect is, generally speaking, art's greatest enemy.

Work lovingly done is the secret of all order and all happiness.